GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |